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A UV light mutation, for instance, could be harmful by causing thymine dimers and possible cancer. Somatic mutations can not be passed to progeny and die with the organism.
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∙ 12y agoThe creation of new proteins.
Or death (of the cell)
Or cancer
The last two are more likely than the first.
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∙ 14y agosterile offspring <3
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∙ 15y agodeath, deformation, and disorders
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∙ 13y agoNo. Sterile offspring
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∙ 14y agoCancer
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Does mitosis result in genetic diversity?
No, mitosis is just cell division, mostly somatic cells, and the mutations that would happen in these cells are not inherited as these body cells die without progeny.
Body cell mutations cannot be passed on to offspring. This is because body cells do not contribute genetic material to?
sex cells
How does a mutation in a sex cell differ from a mutation in a non-sex cell?
Mutations in sex cells can be passed on to children. Mutations in sex cells only affect offspring. Mutations in sex cells do not affect the organism.
People who have been exposed to excessive radiation often experience mutations If these mutations only occur in somatic body cells these people may?
experience an increased risk of cancer
What is the difference between somatic and gametic cells?
a germline mutation is one the was passed on to offspring because the egg or sperm cell was mutated. a somatic mutation is a mutation of the somatic cells (all cells except sex cells) that cannot be passed on to offspring.
How mutations in reproductive cells are different from mutations in body cells?
mutations in the reproductive cells of the body can be carried on to the next generation but mutations in the body cells won't alter the genes.
How does mutation in the body cells cause damage?
Some mutaions of DNA in body cells affect genes that control cell division. This can result in the cells growing and dividing rapidly, producing cancer. If this is not right I'm sorry. I'm a little rusty on biology.
Does mitosis result in genetic diversity?
No, mitosis is just cell division, mostly somatic cells, and the mutations that would happen in these cells are not inherited as these body cells die without progeny.
Body cell mutations cannot be passed on to offspring. This is because body cells do not contribute genetic material to?
sex cells
How does a mutation in a sex cell differ from a mutation in a non-sex cell?
Mutations in sex cells can be passed on to children. Mutations in sex cells only affect offspring. Mutations in sex cells do not affect the organism.
Mutations that occur in body cells will always be life threatening to the organism?
Incorrect.
Is mutations that occur in body cells will always be threatening to the organism?
yes, true.
Can mutations on rare occasions be beneficial to an organism?
Mutations may result in a beneficial change. For example: An organism like a virus or bacteria relies on avoiding the immune cells of the body to be able to survive and live in a hosts body. If they mutate, then antibodies may not recognise them - allowing the organisms to avoid destruction by the immune system of the body for a short time, before new antibodies are produced by new plasma cells.
What mutations that occur in body cells not involved in reproduction will not be passed on to the person offspring?
Cancer
Mutations in body cells can be passed on to offspring of the affected individual?
No. As long as the mutation does not occur in the reproductive cells (sperms or ovum), it will not be pass on to the offspring.
How does the number of chromosomes in sex cells compared with the number of chromosomes in body cells?
Sex cells have 23 chromosomes compared to the body cells' 46 chromosomes. This is because a child is created from half the genome of its father and half the genome of its mother. In other words, 23 chromosomes in the mother's egg and 23 chromosomes in the father's sperm, when combined generate a child with 46 chromosomes in its body cells. However, sometimes mutations occur where more of fewer chromosomes are passed down, this will either result in no embryotic development or the embryo having some kind of syndrome.
How does the number of chromosomes in sex cells compare with the numbers of chromosomes in body cells?
Sex cells have 23 chromosomes compared to the body cells' 46 chromosomes. This is because a child is created from half the genome of its father and half the genome of its mother. In other words, 23 chromosomes in the mother's egg and 23 chromosomes in the father's sperm, when combined generate a child with 46 chromosomes in its body cells. However, sometimes mutations occur where more of fewer chromosomes are passed down, this will either result in no embryotic development or the embryo having some kind of syndrome.
